Steve Slaton is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Slaton in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Slaton's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Steve Slaton

Top 39% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter

Height5'9"

Weight209 lb

BornJan 4, 1986

Age40

CollegeWest Virginia See College Stats

Rookie yr2008

Draft2008 · Rd 3, Pick 89 · HOU

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 31 · #2649 · Role Player

Worth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 58% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.5

Avg surplus

peak +25

2 seasons × ~15.5 surplus ≈ VORP 31

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2008	—	HOU	16	—	268	1,282	9	4.8	3.4	60	22.4	1	50	50	377	1	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	BAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4.8	-2.3	0	-43
2009	—	HOU	11	—	131	437	3	3.3	2.3	26	19.8	3	55	44	417	4	80.0%	9.5	7.6	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-35.9	17.1	0	65
2010	—	HOU	5	—	19	93	0	4.9	0.0	4	21.1	0	4	3	11	0	75.0%	3.7	2.8	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DAL	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.0	-2.3	0	-3
2011	—	MIA	6	—	24	84	1	3.5	4.2	3	12.5	0	4	3	3	0	75.0%	1.0	0.8	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.1	-6.6	0	-7
Career		—	41	—	442	1,896	13	4.3	2.9	93	21.0	4	113	100	808	5	88.5%	8.1	7.2	—	35	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	-45.9	5.8	0	12

Career EPA-40.0·-46 rushing · 6 receiving·-10.0/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2008	22	HOU	16	—	268	1,282	9	4.8	3.4	60	22.4	1	16.7
2009	23	HOU	11	—	131	437	3	3.3	2.3	26	19.8	3	12.3
2010	24	HOU	5	—	19	93	0	4.9	0.0	4	21.1	0	2.2
2011	25	MIA	6	—	24	84	1	3.5	4.2	3	12.5	0	3
Career			38		442	1,896	13	4.3	—	93	—	4	34.2

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2008	22	HOU	16	—	50	50	377	1	100.0%	7.5	7.5	—	14
2009	23	HOU	11	—	55	44	417	4	80.0%	9.5	7.6	—	20
2010	24	HOU	5	—	4	3	11	0	75.0%	3.7	2.8	—	1
2011	25	MIA	6	—	4	3	3	0	75.0%	1.0	0.8	—	0
Career			38		113	100	808	5	88.5%	8.1	7.2	—	35

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2008	22	—	—	—	—	-4.8	-2.3	-43
2009	23	—	—	—	—	-35.9	17.1	65
2010	24	—	—	—	—	-0.0	-2.3	-3
2011	25	—	—	—	—	-5.1	-6.6	-7
Career					—	—	—	12

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 52· confidence 85%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 42.3

Availability 13.7

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

2008bestavg 47elite 702011

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-10 EPA/season over 4 seasons47

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2008

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2008 class

4.45s

40-Yard

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 86thClass Pos 68thClass All 81th

33.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 49thClass Pos 71thClass All 76th

118"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 55thClass Pos 50thClass All 60th

19 reps

Bench

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 38thClass Pos 19thClass All 31th

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

2,704

1,896 rush · 808 recv

Total TDs

13 rush · 5 recv

Total Touches

542

442 carries · 100 rec

Yds / Touch

5.0

rushing + receiving

College Stats

West VirginiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (West Virginia), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2008 Draft Class· this player went #89

#80Bryan SmithLB #81Early DoucetWR #82DaJuan MorganDB #83Jeremy ZuttahC #84Harry DouglasWR #85Craig StevensTE #86Tom ZbikowskiS #87Andre FluellenDT #90Marcus HarrisonDT #91Jermichael FinleyTE #92Cliff AvrilDE #93Philip WheelerOLB #94Kevin O'ConnellQB #95Mario ManninghamWR #96Chad RinehartG #97Andre CaldwellWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Steve inherited the Houston Texans RB room from Vonta Leach (2006–2010), and handed it to Arian Foster (2009–2015).

Allen Pinkett 1986–1991Lorenzo White 1988–1994Gary Brown 1991–1995Eddie George 1996Jonathan Wells 2002–2005Domanick Williams

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined MIA (from HOU)
2011final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2008draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 3, Pick 89

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'9" / 209 lb

Frame

197 lb at 4.45s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	HOU	0	W13Questionable· Neck

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 54

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+2008

C+2009

F2010

D2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

59%

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
2008	1,282	80.1	1,207-75	71
2009	437	39.7	638+201	37.5
2010	93	18.6	351+258	20.6
2011	84	14	308+224	18.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

31 career value over replacement — #2649 all-time of 4,642. 7.8/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #89 (Rd 3) · HOU · 2008 · +13.3 vs expected KV-H

52actual

38.7 expected · Δ+13.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2008

From Scrimmage · Career

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2008 Draft Class· this player went #89

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator